Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Canada

Sydney vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 5.6% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% more in Sydney
Groceries: pay 23.3% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 1.7% more in Sydney
Housing: pay 22.8% less in Sydney
Childcare: pay 13.3% less in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 28.5% less in Sydney

The cost of groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Sydney are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including clothing, housing, and childcare are lower in Sydney.

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Sydney vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sydney instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 13.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB958.35	$11.22 CA$15.84	-4.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB575.01	$7.33 CA$10.34	+4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB132.53	$2.27 CA$3.20	+40.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB68.48	$2.09 CA$2.95	+150.3%
Average			+13.0%

Moscow vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB83.38	$2.51 CA$3.54	+146.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB584.74	$3.16 CA$4.46	-55.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB377.94	$8.30 CA$11.71	+79.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB152.73	$3.25 CA$4.58	+74.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB244.43	$3.66 CA$5.16	+22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB76.36	$3.18 CA$4.49	+241.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.66	$0.53 CA$0.74	-35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.89	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB146.33	$0.64 CA$0.90	-64.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.29	$0.37 CA$0.52	-9.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.50	$0.87 CA$1.24	+170.4%
Average			+23.3%

Moscow vs. Sydney - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB271.29	$4.40 CA$6.22	+33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,330.26	$47.34 CA$66.83	+16.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$25,795.92 CA$36,414.81	-33.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB824.18	??
Average			+1.7%

Moscow vs. Sydney - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.8% less for housing

	Moscow	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB809.45	$72.48 CA$102.31	+633.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB119K	$894.25 CA$1,262.37	-38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB65,900.59	$713.07 CA$1,006.60	-11.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,702.75	$66.15 CA$93.38	-53.7%
Average			-22.8%

Moscow vs. Sydney - Cost of housing

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pay 13.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,277.41	$701.38 CA$990.10	-13.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	??
Average			-13.3%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB383.34	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB303.05	$2.81 CA$3.96	-24.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB282.71	$17.53 CA$24.75	+408.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,441.84	$48.75 CA$68.81	+16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB766.68	$7.01 CA$9.90	-25.1%
Average			+9.5%

Moscow vs. Sydney - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,886.04	$67.80 CA$95.71	-37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,117.58	$66.05 CA$93.23	+5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,904.07	$98.19 CA$138.61	-32.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,762.26	$105.21 CA$148.51	-41.6%
Average			-28.5%

Moscow vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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